Postpartum Depression & Bulimia

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Mom holding newborn hand Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common problem that people may experience after giving birth. In fact, 1 in 9 women experience this condition after pregnancy [1]. Even though anyone can develop PPD, people who have a history of bulimia are more at risk for experiencing PPD [2]. What is Postpartum Depression? Postpartum refers to the [...]
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Hunger & Food Insecurity Can Lead to Binge-Eating Disorder

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Contributor: Staff at Carolina House Of the many eating disorder risk factors, not having enough food probably doesn’t come to mind. But having limited access to food, known as food insecurity, can do significant harm to a person’s overall health and nutrition. Understanding Food Insecurity Feed America describes food insecurity as “a lack of consistent [...]
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Why JCAHO Accreditation Matters in Eating Disorder Treatment

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Support System The Joint Commission (JCAHO) is a professional health-care group that evaluates healthcare centers on the quality of care they provide [1]. JCAHO has standards for healthcare centers that are required for accreditation. JCAHO’s standards are based on patient safety and quality of care [1]. JCAHO Standards for Eating Disorder Treatment For an eating disorder treatment [...]
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Hidden Complications Plant Based Lifestyles May Present in Young Adults

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Plant-based lifestyles, such as Vegetarianism and Veganism, are marketed as a method for bettering the environment, stopping animal cruelty, and improving your health. For someone struggling with an eating disorder, this lifestyle may cater to behaviors of restriction or food avoidance. Eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified) are usually [...]
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Teens & Anorexia Family Based Inpatient Treatment

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Family at the beach Family-based eating disorder treatment is proven to be beneficial and research continues to explore how it can be used to support anorexia nervosa treatment and recovery. For teens struggling with anorexia nervosa, it is common practice to involve the family in treatment. Family dynamics play an important role in the beliefs and behaviors developed by [...]
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Do Nutritionists Need More Training in Eating Disorders?

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Woman throwing leaves to Focus on Life Eating disorders (ED) are complex bio-psycho-social illnesses impacting a person’s physiological and psychological health and wellbeing. As such, successful ED treatment typically requires a collaborative approach by a team of specialists (e.g., medical doctors, psychiatrists, therapists, nutritionists and more). One important member of the interdisciplinary ED treatment team is the nutritionist or registered dietitian. Unfortunately, [...]
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Eating Disorders in South Korea

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Flowers in the Field Eating disorders are not exclusive to Western cultures and various global and local aspects are increasing their prevalence in South Korea. Eating disorders are mistakenly perceived as the consequences of Western ideals related to beauty and appearance. This leads to beliefs that eating disorders are only experienced in Westernized cultures. In reality, emphasis on the [...]
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Marching Bands & Eating Disorders

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Synopsis While many people do not recognize it, marching band artists are athletes as well as performance artists and, therefore, are at increased risk of eating disorders. 27,000 individuals are involved in competitive marching bands in the United States but the physical exertion and mental stress they experience is not often talked about [1]. This [...]
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